a case of rce minna youth empowerment model by ibrahim akibu jaafaru

EMPOWERING AND MOBLISING YOUTH TOWARDS ACHIEVING SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT: A CASE OF

RCE MINNA YOUTH EMPOWERMENT MODEL

6TH AFRICAN RCE CONFERENCE NAIROBI, KENYA

24TH-25TH AUGUST, 2016

BY

Ibrahim Akibu Ja’afaruYouth Coordinator

RCE Minna, Nigeria

RCE Minna like any other RCE across the world isfounded to mobilize formal and non-formalsectors in all nations to deliver the ESD four (4)major thrust that bothered on the promotion andimprovement of basic education, Reorientingexisting education at all levels to addresssustainable development issues, Developingpublic understanding and awareness ofsustainability, and training and retraining.

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• Name: Minna

• Location: North Central Nig.

• Position: Capital city of Niger State.

• LGA: Chanchaga LGA.

• Language: Gwari, Nupe and Hausa.

• Estimated Population: 304,113 in 2007

• Economy: Farming, cattle rearing,

• Traditional industries, and civil service.

• Education: Minna is the sit of Fed. Uni.

• Of Technology, State College of

• Education etc.

• Coordinates: 9° 36′ 50″ N, 6° 33′ 25″ E

• Distance to Abuja: About 150km

Fig1: Map Of Minna Showing some selected Features

Source: Huda-tech Computer Institute, 2013.3

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EMPOWERING AND MOBLISING YOUTH TOWARDS ACHIEVING SUSTAINABLE

DEVELOPMENT: A CASE OF RCE MINNA YOUTH EMPOWERMENT MODE

“……..Young people must be included from birth. A society that cuts from youth servers its life line”

Kofi Anan

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Youths have been described as the backbone ofany nation. Often times, they are alwaysenergetic, willing and ready to display theirprowess at any given opportunity.

Several mentors will always want to have ayouth as their mentee. Therefore, when a youthgets the desired support and mentorship,he/she performs wonderfully well.

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RCE Minna is playing a major role in

empowering and moblizing young people to be

part of action on ESD.

The success stories are numerous, but the

following stands out:

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Name: Buliameen Oladayor

Age: 29

Qualification: B. Tech. URP

Occupation: Entrepreneur

Title: CEO Demarine Ltd

Number of staff: 25

Location: Minna

Others:

2015 Mendale Washignton Fellow

Youth Member RCE Minna, Nigeria

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Name: Rukayya Bahago

Age: 26

Qualification:

-B. Tech. Geograpy and Remote Sensing

-M. Tech Geograpy and Remote Sensing (In view)

Occupation: Entrepreneur

Title: CEO Purple Plate

Number of staff: 20

Location: Minna

Others:

Coordinator RCE Minna School Clubs

Princess of Minna Royal Kingdom

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Name: Isah Ibn Mohammed

Age: 27

Qualification:

-B. Sc. Political Science

-M. Sc. . Political Science (In view)

Occupation: Social Entrepreneur

Title:CEO African Centre for Extra-curricular

Research And Development (ACERAD)

Number of staff: 10

Location: Minna

Others:

Volunteer RCE Minna Youth Network

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Name: Nana-Hauwa Ize Sule

Age: 21

Qualification:

-B. Tech. Estate Management (in view)

Occupation: Student/Writer

Book Title: What Will be Will Be

Location: Minna

Others:

Volunteer RCE Minna Youth Network

2015 YUA Meet Fellow

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3.1 WHY THE 1ST AFRICAN RCE YOUTH VIRTUAL CONFERENCE

African countries over dependence on mono-economy.

Youths tends to be majorly affected, hence thehigh rate of youth unemployment.

Little economic perspective, Incoherent youthprogrammes and little funding by government.

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To address this, the Regional Centres ofExpertise (RCE) Minna, Nigeria and GrandRapids, Michigan, USA brought together youngpeople and panelist to discuss ways ofaddressing youth unemployment and climatechange through TVET, entrepreneurship, andlifelong learning in the various regions ofAfrica.

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3.1 WHY THE 1ST AFRICAN RCE YOUTH CONFERENCE

3.2 SPREAD OF PARTICIPATION

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3.3 MAJOR OUTCOME OF THE CONFERENCE

That both youth unemployment and Climate Change areglobal challenge, hence, the need for Lifelong Learning totransform our society.

That Entrepreneurship training and mentoring should begiven more priority in our learning process to solve theproblem of unemployment in Africa and the world atlarge.

That networking, education (both formal, non-formaland informal) and sharing ideas is vital to thedevelopment of African youth across all sectors.

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That political will of governments play a major role incombating the effect of climate change and youthrestiveness across the world.

That moving forward, the conference will be sustainedannually as a vital tool for best practice sharing onLifelong Learning.

That the youth, both at regional and local levels, beexposed to the rudiments of social, economic andenvironmental sustainability for their survival.

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3.3 MAJOR OUTCOME OF THE CONFERENCE

3.6 RANDOM PICTURES OF PARTICIPANTS FROM RCE MINNA

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Campus Ambassadors Project

UNESCO MGIEP

Youth, Education and SDG 4.7

Youth-led and Youth-driven In order to build more peaceful and sustainable societies we

recognize that role of youth is a critical factor that will help usachieve positive transformation in our societies, and largely theworld.

SDG 4.7 “By 2030, ensure that all learners acquire the knowledge and skills needed to promote sustainable development, including, among others, through education for sustainable development and sustainable lifestyles, human rights, gender equality, promotion of a culture of peace and non-violence, global citizenship and appreciation of cultural diversity and of culture’s contribution to sustainable development.”

The Campus Ambassadors Project(Key Objectives)

Nurture an atmosphere for intercultural learning,understanding and respect for all diversities

Foster intercultural learning and understandingthrough innovative activities through the medium ofdialogue

Undertake research on youth perspectives on culturaldiversity and provide inputs into policy processes onyouth and intercultural understanding

Compile best practices on youth engagement onintercultural in higher education and scale up actionson upstream perspectives.

International Mandates

Campus Ambassador Programme responds to and contributes to the global mandates on peace sustainable development, global citizenship and education:

Goal 4 of Agenda 2030 which seeks to “Ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and lifelong learning for all”. The programme fits within the mandate of SDG Target 4.7

International Decade for the Rapprochement of Cultures (2013-2022) to To give students a sense of ownership in the design and implementation of the inter and intra campus activities.

Global Action Programme on Education for Sustainable Development (2015-2019), with reference to priority areas of Policy, Whole Institution Approach and Youth.

UNESCO Operational Strategy on youth (2014-2021) with respect to young women and men engaging as active citizens towards democratic consolidation, sustainable communities and peace.

Activities

1. Identification of institutes of Higher Education from each of the six United Nations Region

2. Selection of Campus Ambassadors and co designing of activities

3. E mapping of resources on intercultural dialogue 4. Identification of Peer Network5. Development of Student led toolkit on Intercultural Dialogue6. Development of Teachers Orientation Module on

Intercultural Dialogue 7. Research on Intercultural understanding amongst the youth

with special focus on Discursive Violence8. Campus Outreach Challenges- action projects

Contact

For more details please contact: Ms. Deepika Joon

Programme OfficerUNESCO MGIEPd.joon@unesco.org

Mr. Simon Kuany Kiir KuanyAssociate Project OfficerUNESCO MGIEPs.kuany@unesco.org

Mr. Sajid SheikhProgramme CoordinatorUNESCO MGIEPs.sheikh@unesco.org

MOVING FORWARD

We are hopeful that the conference will becomean annual event. Outcomes of the conferencecould then be scaled up and discussed in theupcoming regional and global RCE conferences inorder to prepare a roadmap for youthinvolvement in Education for SustainableDevelopment (ESD) and as a major push for theGlobal Action Plan (GAP) and the SustainableDevelopment Goals (SDGs).

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